EDUC - 494. Student Teaching Seminar: Child Education & Early Childhood Education

2-3 credit(s)
This course is required of all Early Childhood and Childhood Education student teacher candidates during the student teaching semester. The course will provide support for candidates throughout the weeks of student teaching. It will provide the opportunity for group discussion about student teaching issues, and the analysis of instructional experiences. Guidance in the completion of all assignments related to student teaching and direction for the application for teacher certification will also be provided through the weekly seminar. In each placement, candidates will plan and teach a sequence of 3-5 lessons and use pre and post assessment data to analyze the impact of their instruction. Instructional materials created and implemented during student teaching will be used in the development of the EdTPA, a certification requirement, which must be submitted to New York State for evaluation. Open only to majors at Siena College.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of education sequence and workshops in violence prevention, substance abuse prevention, Dignity for All, and child abuse.

Corequisites​:  EDUC 491  and EDUC 493